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What awesome creations those are! I had to review the photos several times and examine every detail. They stand out brightly in contrast to so much in today’s world that are cheap and mass-produced. It’s very refreshing to see what people have created and crafted, and gives me hope knowing that there are still people around who value such things!

That was awesome comment. Cheap, yes, here it is the “magical” word for shops. Maybe it was last week when I discussed with my wife about advertizing. All ads praised how cheap, but not a word from quality! I do not know how it is now there, but when seeing ads here, I got the feeling that nowadays the quality is not for sale. I want quality, not “junk”!

Back to my photos. If You are looking photos (move mouse pointer over images to get the number) from 30 to 33, there are dolls. These dolls are “replicas” from dolls 1940,s from the war time, when men were in war and women at home with children. At those days there was lack of all. Children are children even at war times and mothers tried to use their imagination to create dolls for their daughters. Now You better understand why some dolls are looking like so poor.

That’s very interesting about mothers creating dolls during the war times. It’s amazing that in the horrible atmosphere of the word at war, people are still stimulated to create beautiful and pleasant things!

You gave quite a list. LOL. I gave a lot of photos. 🙂 Thank You commenting. I am so glad that my post woke to your mind pleasant memories. I love those grandfather clocks. (photos #50 and #51) They require lot of sweat and time to prepare.

Thank You for Your comment. Your are so right that all these require plenty of patience, and I am sure that somebody gets it finished, then he / she gets fulfillment. Whatever we are doing and having success with it that is important for every one of us; so I think.

Funny, but have asked from that Lady the same question and she answered to me that it is not the problem. She is excellent teacher in this hobby area and I have met her many times when there exhibitions. Last time she told that in a contest (somewhere) she won or was it maybe her team which won, I am not so sure. I was surprised to hear that laces are yet made in Europe very much.

Oh yes, there are really people who watch TV in winter and very much. Work has absorbed from many people their forces, and they simply are not able to do anything, but not all the people. Some people seem to have power to do anything they want; they are like fully charged batteries :). Generally, many people have run out of their spiritual forces. Busy working life has become tougher and people are “squeezed dry” or in other word exhausted. If somebody is leaving his / her job, then his / her works are distributed among the remaining workers. Competition in the work world is hard and results must get cheap. So it is here nowadays; maybe elsewhere also.

Our country is long and Northern lights are mainly seen in the North beyond the Arctic Circle in winter time, yes mainly, but not always. Weather and Northern Lights are not always meeting each others; I mean that there are clouds in the sky preventing to see them. Living in the Southern part of Finland, I have seen Northern Light only twice or maybe three times.

What wonderful courses you have in Finland, that help people express their creativity in so many different ways. There is such a high level of skill displayed in each of the different handcrafts. I loved seeing how the lace is made – thank you for the pictures of the lace maker with all her bobbins. Such beautiful work! Janet

Guten Tag Matti,
As an introduction to this interesting and beautiful photographic journey, the angel in the first photo is well chosen.
He is something special and beautiful. From top to bottom, I especially liked the photos 4/5/7 to 12. The lace craft is very interesting and well known. The dolls in their elegant dresses can be any woman or doll-mother’s heart beat faster (images 18 to 33). I am particularly pleased to see this very nice Singer sewing machine. The backpack in Figure 44 is a piece of jewelry that would delight any traveler. Also I would like it, with Rangers photo. The Doll’s House in figure 48 reminds me of my youth. My father built us a doll’s house, with tiny furniture. The teddy bears in the images 61-64 are
something special for me. They look cute and would make every child’s heart beat even faster.
It’s nice that there are still people who deal with this craft and prepare other people to enjoy. These people have a lucky hand and admirable patience and imagination. Thank you for allowing me to enjoy this series again.
I wish you and Anja, good luck and health to your daily routes. God bless you both. Take care, my friends. Dear greetings from Christel and Ranger……

Thank You for Your visit and leaving Your comment. Those backpacks are quite popular here and people add to them the photo which they love. I check every photo in which You were interested and it was lovely selection.